CUMIN
What does "CUMIN" mean?
The aromatic seed of a Mediterranean plant, used as a warm, earthy spice in cooking.
Meanings
- The dried seed of Cuminum cyminum, used whole or ground as a pungent spice. A pinch of toasted cumin gave the lentils a smoky depth.
- The flowering plant of the parsley family that yields this seed. Rows of cumin grew low and feathery along the field edge.
Did you know?
- Cumin appears in the Bible: Isaiah 28 describes farmers sowing cumin and then beating it out with a rod rather than crushing it under a cartwheel.
Word origin
From Latin 'cuminum', via Greek 'kyminon', ultimately from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew 'kammon' and Akkadian 'kamunu'.
Remember it
CUMIN sounds like 'come in' - the warm smell of cumin in a curry that says 'come in' from the cold.
A little poem
Seeds darken in heat-
an old desert wind unlocks
the whole kitchen's door.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the spice rack a joke and only one seed laughed - I guess the rest just couldn't see the cumin.
What it teaches
Heat draws out what the plain seed keeps hidden; pressure is sometimes the only key.
Quick facts
What does CUMIN mean?
The aromatic seed of a Mediterranean plant, used as a warm, earthy spice in cooking.
Is CUMIN a valid word?
Yes — CUMIN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CUMIN?
CUMIN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CUMIN come from?
From Latin 'cuminum', via Greek 'kyminon', ultimately from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew 'kammon' and Akkadian 'kamunu'.
What can CUMIN teach us?
Heat draws out what the plain seed keeps hidden; pressure is sometimes the only key.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.